I’m disappointed that Montoya won’t have a full time ride in Indycar next year. My understanding is he doesn’t want to retire yet, though he wasn’t keen on dropping to a lower class team just to keep a full time ride. He’s still a very talented driver – yes he didn’t have a great season this year, but every driver has bad seasons and in 2015 he…[Read more]

Very interesting. Rear wheel guards at superspeedways only is an interesting move – speaking purely from a safety point of view, I don’t think we need them on road courses because it’s a part that gets easily damaged, and a rear puncture on a road course is not as dangerous as on a superspeedway. However, I do think keeping them at the lower speed…[Read more]

Early reports about the direction IndyCar will go in with its standard aero kit from 2018 sound encouraging:

New 2018-20 body kit to be completely different from post-1997 IRL/IndyCar style
Rear wheel guards only to be used at superspeedways
Simpler surface wings
The proportion of downforce generated by the underside of the car will be…[Read more]

Robin Miller reckons Montoya is in the hunt for the fourth Ganassi seat but even he’ll need to bring backing and Chilton is still in contention. Have to wonder who’ll step in as sponsor in place of Target on Dixon’s car too.

Penske has confirmed Newgarden will join them and take over the number two car which Montoya drove last season:

Team Penske announced today that American open-wheel driver Josef Newgarden will join the organization in 2017 to pilot the No. 2 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet in the Verizon IndyCar Series.
The signing of Newgarden comes on the heels…

Penske has confirmed Newgarden will take over the number two car which Montoya drove last season:

Team Penske announced today that American open-wheel driver Josef Newgarden will join the organization in 2017 to pilot the No. 2 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet in the Verizon IndyCar Series.
The signing of Newgarden comes on the heels of a successful…

Penske has confirmed Newgarden will take over the number two car which Montoya drove last year:

Team Penske announced today that American open-wheel driver Josef Newgarden will join the organization in 2017 to pilot the No. 2 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet in the Verizon IndyCar Series.
The signing of Newgarden comes on the heels of a successful…

Nothing is official yet, but it looks like Newgarden is joining Team Penske, while JPM is being given the boot. It will be interesting to see where JPM lands, along with all the other dominos this will set off.

A terribly sad and shocking story concerning former IndyCar and NASCAR driver Robby Gordon and his sister Beccy, wife of Ryan Hunter-Reay, has emerged today. Their parents were found dead at their home in California and the police have indicated it may have a been a…[Read more]

A terribly sad and shocking story concerning former IndyCar and NASCAR driver Robby Gordon and his sister Beccy, wife of Ryan Hunter-Reay, has emerged today. Their parents were found dead at their home in California and the police have indicated it may have a been a…[Read more]